Cosmo Innes and the defence of Scotland's past c. 1825-1875 /:

The antiquary Cosmo Innes (1798-1874) was a prolific editor of medieval and early modern documents relating to Scotland's parliament, legal system, burghs, universities, aristocratic families and pre-Reformation church. This book, which analyses Innes's work and provides sources, opens a w...

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Main Author: Marsden, Richard A., 1978-
Other Authors: Innes, Cosmo, 1798-1874
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Publishing Limited, [2014]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The antiquary Cosmo Innes (1798-1874) was a prolific editor of medieval and early modern documents relating to Scotland's parliament, legal system, burghs, universities, aristocratic families and pre-Reformation church. This book, which analyses Innes's work and provides sources, opens a window onto the ways in which Scottish identity and ideas about the 'national past' were perceived in Scotland during the nineteenth century, a period when union with England was all but unquestioned.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781472435125
1472435125
1322086249
9781322086248
1138704695
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1317159160
9781317159162
1317159152
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